I have seen heron take full advantage of the fish attraction that lily pad cover offers, you may just be getting lucky, or yours are so dense perhaps that it is hard for them to wade through like you are thinking. Maybe it is hard for them to land there now? Either way, that is some really nice, thick pad coverage John, I wish mine where like that but they seldom get more then 2 or 3 pads at a time....
On another pest note... anybody know a good way to get rid of beavers other then shooting them? We are no longer able to get traps in my area and even if I could I don't know what would lure them in. I normally shoot them but that is taking up too much time waiting for them at night and with cooler nights my pond is putting up so much 'fog' that I can't seem them.
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